Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-28

him privately what he had done with
the package, saying he would have
him arrested if he did not disclose the
hiding place of the package, to which
Mckenzie replied: "You will have to
arrest" No other package had been
placed in the Santa Monica pouch on
that day.
A diagram OF the mailing-room con-
tanning the pouch-rack was then des-
cribed by the witness to the jury, in
which he stated that probably thirty
mail-pouches were hung upon the rack,
and admitted that it was probable, or
possible that the package might have
been put in the wrong pouch. One IN
stance of the kind had occurred with
in his memory. If by any mistake the
package had been placed in the wrong
pouch, the dispatch card would go to
its destination, all the same. as 1t was
placed in the ordinary packages OF
letters:
Mr.. III. Giroux was next called and
sworn, stating that he had resided at
Santa Monica twelve years and on the
9th of May he had the contract for
carving the mail pouch from the
depot to the postoffice, stating. that
upon this occasion it was in good con-
dition and was locked. He had never
seen it unlocked.
10. Culver was next called, stat
ing that he had been Postoffice Inspec-
tor for five years and in May last he
had visited the postotfice because OF
depredations which had been COM
mitted. He investigated and on the
3lst of May he was in the United
States District Attorneys office and
heard Mckenzie state that he had put
the package in the pouch and had
locked it himself and if there was a
loss it laid between himself and the
postmaster at Santa Monica. Mr..
Giroux here expla ined the "modus
/ operandi' observed in the preparation
of all mail, explaining that a system
of receipting was observed. by which
any loss could be accounted for.
Captain Risley, United States Mar
shal, was sworn and stated that he
was United States Marshal on the 9th
of MAY and had heard the conversa-
ton held between Mr.. Giroux and
Mckenzie.
VIM. w. Taylor, one OF the mailing
clerks, was sworn and stated that he
was assistant mailing clerk on the
9th of last May. He knew Mcken-
zie and about 3 80 on that day the
mail had been distributed and locked
up. The mail for Santa Monica had
been arranged that day by Mckenzie.
He stated that package could easily
have been taken out of the Santa
Monica pouch by any one, as it was
completely hidden from view by the
intervening mail pouches. Mr.. Tay-
lor was Withdrawn from the stand and
Miss Alice Moss was sworn and placed
on the stand, stating that she had re-
sided at Santa Monica nine years.
She knew defendant and remembered
letter that he had written to her on
the 25th of May, and that he had
taken it from her.
She had not had any conversation
with Mckenzie about taking a pack
age from the Santa Monica pouch, but
he had said he was under suspicion,
but then referred to another instance
before the 9th OF May.
She had shown the letter to Mr..
Morgan and to the Postoffice Inspect
or, Mr.. Culver, before giving it to Nc
Kenzie, who, in company with his
mother, had called at her house a
number of times, evincing "A disposi-
ton not to have her testify, simply for
her own sake, as they wished to avoid
the publicity which would result.
Preston A. Blake, a mailing clerk,
was called, and stated that ON the
9th OF last May he was a mailing
clerk in the Postoffice, and on that
date he signed his register and took
his mail to the pouches, where Nc
kenzie receipted for them and de-
posted them in the various pouches,
witness having seen him put the
Santa Monica package in its pouch,
but did not know whether he had
locked it or not, as he did not stay to
see. He had delivered his mail to
Mckenzie, and was sure he had put
the Santa Monica package in its pouch.
He remembered that four other reg
istered packages had been receipted
for. to him by Mckenzie, but did not
see what had been done with them.
Willie Terhune was next called, and
stated that he, on the 9th OF last
May, was engaged in handling the
mail from the postotfice to the depot,
and on that day he had placed the
Santa Monica mail in the baggage car,
but had not tampered with it. He
had not had any conversation with
Mckenzie about the loss of the pack
age, but upon one occasion Mckenzie
called him to one corner OF the hall
and asked him if he had ever watched
Mckenzie in throwing the mail, and
especially if he had watched him on
that afternoon, to which witness re-
piled that he had especially watched
him.
The Court then adjourned until
to-day, at 10 A. NJ.